Gods' Gameboard & The Forgotten Path

If there was one thing Pyris knew with absolute certainty, it was this: The Cosmos always maintained balance.

For every veil of lies the gods cast over mortals, for every act of greed that tipped the scales, the cosmos responded. It birthed something to restore equilibrium.

God-Slayers.

Beings unlike any other. Capable of opposing gods, of bringing them to their knees. Neither fellow gods nor immortals possessed the power to do this to themselves.

Only God-Slayers did.

The gods' greed was like planting seeds, and the fruits of their unchecked desire were God-Slayers. A cruel irony as Pyris thought of it. But like any farmer, the gods believed they controlled their yield. They thought they could cut down these dangerous fruits whenever they wished.

They were wrong.

For centuries now, the gods had scoured the cosmos, hunting and erasing God-Slayers before they could rise. They continued their slaughter to this very day.